Mick McCarthy refused to make any apologises for the way his side claimed a first home win in more than two months as he seethed over Kevin Kyle's injury-time dismissal.

The Yorkshireman was furious at referee Mark Warren's decision to show Kevin Kyle red for two bookable offences from the same incident.

The Scottish international was dismissed in bizarre circumstances for shoving Wimbledon defender Rob Gier and for using foul and abusive language as he did so. And McCarthy could hardly contain his anger after the match as he faces up to the prospect of losing his targetman for two games.

He said: "I've asked what the sending off was for and was told it was for a push and for using foul and abusive language.

"I think it is Hans Christian Andersen who is writing the script.

"I'm supposed to write my report and smile because I can't do anything about it. I just have to get on with it but you can tell from the way I look and the way I'm speaking that I'm angry."

At least he had a victory to cheer him up thanks to Michael Proctor's match-winning cameo.

The last-minute winner was, along with Kyle dismissal, the only memorable moment from a dire second half but McCarthy was adamant his side had deserved a slice of fortune having so often had to taste the other side of the plate.

He said: "It was horrible, lousy, scrappy and poor, but we've won three points and when I look in the paper we'll have gone up the table.

"I've been desperate for one of those all season and I've finally got one. We've played better than that and been beaten. We've created more chances than that and been beaten.

"We played well enough in the first half, but once again missed chance after chance. We then scored an own goal, but apart from two shots in the second-half that was all we had to deal with from them."

He added: "It was a fantastic finish from Michael. He's played in games and not scored and been in and out of the side, but he did very well.

"We had somebody who could put the ball in the back of the net today and I'm sure he will be knocking on my door expecting to play in the next game, just as all the strikers here do."